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O'Brien TM. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia-like syndrome post-initiation of vortioxetine. Drug Ther Bull 2024:dtb.2024.e254254rep. [PMID: 38886023 DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2024.e254254rep] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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O'Brien TM. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia-like syndrome post-initiation of vortioxetine. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16:e254254. [PMID: 37230747 PMCID: PMC10230916 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-254254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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A man in his mid-30s presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of fatigue, loss of appetite, fever and productive (yellow) cough. This progressed to requiring admission to intensive care needing a oxygen therapy via high-flow nasal cannula for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure. He had recently started vortioxetine for major depressive disorder, and his acute symptoms correlated with an increase in the dose of vortioxetine. For more than 20 years, rare but consistent reports of serotonergic medications have been implicated in eosinophilic pulmonary conditions. During this same period, serotonergic medications have become a mainstay solution for a wide range of depressive symptoms and disorders. This is the first report of an eosinophilic pneumonia-like syndrome occurring while consuming the novel serotonergic medication vortioxetine.
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Izhakian S, Rosengarten D, Pertzov B, Grubstein A, Heching M, Fridel L, Kramer MR. Sertraline-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A case series and Literature Review. SARCOIDOSIS VASCULITIS AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES 2021; 38:e2021027. [PMID: 34744423 PMCID: PMC8552566 DOI: 10.36141/svdld.v38i3.11363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sertraline-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a rare entity. A search of the English medical literature retrieved only 9 such cases. We report herein on an additional 12 patients who developed ILD during treatment with sertraline. The patients met the criteria for drug-induced pulmonary toxicity such as exposure to drug, correlation of the drug with clinical symptoms, lung imaging, lung biopsy findings, exclusion of other potential causes and improvement after drug removal. We review the available data and discuss various aspects of this entity. The possibility of drug-induced ILD should be considered in an individual who during treatment with sertraline develops dyspnea, cough, and radiographic findings compatible with ILD. Further epidemiological studies should be conducted to explore the association of sertraline treatment with ILD, and to delineate, substantiate, and broaden our knowledge of this rare entity.
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- Shimon Izhakian
- Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.,Equal contribution
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- Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.,Equal contribution
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- Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.,Mammography Clinic, Department of Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.,Pathology Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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Lepore M, Campbell N. Sertraline as a rare cause of interstitial lung disease. Oxf Med Case Reports 2021; 2021:omab014. [PMID: 33948187 PMCID: PMC8081020 DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omab014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Sertraline, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, is commonly prescribed for the treatment of moderate-to-severe depression. We report a case of a 36-year-old male taking sertraline for 7 weeks prior to developing a dry cough, pleuritic chest pain, hypoxia and diffuse ground-glass attenuation with mediastinal lymphadenopathy on imaging. No infectious aetiology was identified and multiple causes of pneumonitis excluded. Sertraline-induced interstitial lung disease was subsequently diagnosed. Sertraline was discontinued and treatment commenced with a weaning course of oral dexamethasone, leading to a rapid reduction in oxygen requirement and successful discharge. Given the increasing prevalence of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use, it is vital that medical professionals can recognize sertraline as a rare, albeit potentially life-threatening, cause of interstitial lung disease—allowing for the rapid diagnosis and appropriate management of this condition.
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- Mario Lepore
- Department of Psychiatry, Priory Hospital, Roehampton, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Priory Hospital, Roehampton, London, UK
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Brancaleone P, Descamps O, Piquet M, Detry G, Mignon M, Weynand B. [Sertraline-induced chronic eosinophilic pneumonia]. Rev Mal Respir 2021; 38:210-214. [PMID: 33581985 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2020.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sertraline is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor which is often used as first-line treatment for depression. Several patterns of interstitial lung disease attributable to sertraline have been reported in the literature. CASE REPORT A 69-year-old patient, who had been taking sertraline to treat severe depression for 10 months, presented with a deterioration in his general condition and respiratory symptoms found to be associated with bilateral pneumonitis. An exhaustive assessment did not reveal any infectious or autoimmune aetiology. Transthoracic lung biopsy revealed a pattern of eosinophilic lung disease. Sertraline-induced lung toxicity was then suspected and this treatment was therefore stopped. The patient's symptoms resolved and the chest imaging normalized. CONCLUSIONS Our observation suggests that sertraline was the cause of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia characterized by an insidious clinical presentation several months after starting the medication. Given its widespread prescription, we encourage any clinician facing this disease to pay attention to possible drug-induced origins of lung disease.
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- P Brancaleone
- Service de pneumologie, centres hospitaliers Jolimont, 7100 La Louvière, Belgique.
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- Service de médecine interne, centres hospitaliers Jolimont, 7100 La Louvière, Belgique
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- Service de pneumologie, centres hospitaliers Jolimont, 7100 La Louvière, Belgique
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- Laboratoire de biologie clinique, centres hospitaliers Jolimont, 7100 La Louvière, Belgique
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- Service de radiologie, centres hospitaliers Jolimont, 7100 La Louvière, Belgique
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- Service d'anatomopathologie, universitair ziekenhuis Leuven-Gasthuisberg, 3000 Leuven, Belgique
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Adhikari P, Alexander K, Ademiluyi AO, Appiah-Pippim J. Sertraline-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia. Cureus 2020; 12:e12022. [PMID: 33457126 PMCID: PMC7797414 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is a rare but severe respiratory syndrome characterized by fever, hypoxemic respiratory failure, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, and pulmonary eosinophilia. The most common cause of AEP is idiopathic, but it can be associated with antidepressant medications like sertraline. A 76-year-old female presented to our ED with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. She had no history of smoking or prior lung disease. She did not improve after treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics so a trial of corticosteroids was initiated. Her work-up was negative for infectious or collagen vascular causes of the respiratory failure. She was diagnosed with AEP associated with sertraline. Her condition improved with corticosteroid therapy after discontinuation of sertraline. This case report highlights AEP as a possible adverse reaction of sertraline. Prompt discontinuation of the offending drug is necessary for early recovery.
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- Prakash Adhikari
- Internal Medicine, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, USA
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Secondary organizing pneumonia associated with sertraline: A case report. Respir Med Case Rep 2020; 31:101141. [PMID: 32670787 PMCID: PMC7338784 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia is a rare idiopathic interstitial lung disease, with a well-defined clinical-radiological and pathological entity. It may also be secondary to several causes. Rapid clinical and imaging improvement is usually obtained with corticosteroid therapy. We report here, to the best of our knowledge, a unique case of organizing pneumonia associated with Sertraline, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, commonly used in antidepressant therapy.
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Rosenberg T, Lattimer R, Montgomery P, Wiens C, Levy L. The relationship of SSRI and SNRI usage with interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis in an elderly population: a case-control study. Clin Interv Aging 2017; 12:1977-1984. [PMID: 29200837 PMCID: PMC5702166 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s144263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The association between interstitial lung disease (ILD) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSRI/SNRI) has been previously described in published case reports. However, its prevalence may be more common than expected. We examined the association between SSRI/SNRI usage and presence of ILD and or bronchiectasis (ILD/B) in an elderly population. Methods We conducted a retrospective case series and case–control study involving all 296 eligible elderly patients in one primary care geriatric practice in Victoria, BC, Canada. Cases required the presence of ILD/B on computed tomography (CT) or chest X-ray (CXR). Cases were excluded if they had other causes for ILD/B on CXR or CT such as exposure to known pneumotoxic drugs, metastatic cancer, rheumatoid lung disease, sarcoidosis, previous pulmonary tuberculosis, or pneumoconiosis. Data were abstracted from the patients’ medical record. The exposure variable was standardized cumulative person-month (p-m) dose of SSRI/SNRI. The study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Board of University of British Columbia with a waiver of informed consent. Results A total of 12 cases and 273 controls were identified. Their mean ages were 89.0 and 88.7 years, respectively (p=0.862). A total of 10/12 cases and 99/273 controls were exposed to SSRI/SNRI. The odds ratio was 8.79, 95% confidence interval 2.40–32.23 (p=0.001). The median p-m exposure to SSRI/SNRI was 110.0 months for cases and 29.5 for controls (p=0.003). Conclusion SSRIs and SNRIs were significantly associated with the risk of ILD/B in this elderly population. Because of their widespread usage, further studies should be done to validate these findings. Prescribers should cautiously monitor patients for development of insidious pulmonary symptoms when these drugs are used.
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- Ted Rosenberg
- Department of Family Medicine, University of British Columbia and Island Medical Program, Victoria, BC
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC
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- Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Thakur LK, Jha KK. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following recent cigarette smoking. Respir Med Case Rep 2016; 19:103-5. [PMID: 27642564 PMCID: PMC5018069 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In this report we describe the case of an 18 year old female who presented with fever, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Chest X-ray revealed diffuse bilateral infiltrates and eosinophilia was reported from her broncholaveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. She started smoking 3 weeks prior to the onset of symptoms and based on her clinical presentation, BAL findings and dramatic improvement, acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) was diagnosed.
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- Lokendra K Thakur
- Critical Care Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822, USA
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Hung SW. Minocycline-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia: A case report and review of the literature. Respir Med Case Rep 2015; 15:110-4. [PMID: 26236618 PMCID: PMC4501541 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) can be a challenging diagnosis and is often initially misdiagnosed as one of the more common pneumonia syndromes such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. Early bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is critical in distinguishing the diagnosis to initiate proper management. The etiology of AEP is unknown, though many drugs have been implicated, including minocycline. Minocycline is commonly used for pneumonia, acute bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and acne and is likely the cause of AEP in our patient. There are 26 case reports of minocycline-induced AEP. In most cases, outcomes were favorable and symptoms rapidly resolved upon discontinuation of minocycline, with 11 cases employing steroids, one case twelve hours of CPAP and another 5 days of intubation. None resulted in mortality. Although it is difficult to evaluate without further studies, steroids should be recommended for minocycline-induced AEP, especially for those with severe or persistent symptoms.
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Gallego J, Hauss PA, Salaün M, Picard D, Bota S, Lachkar S, Dominique S, Thiberville L. [Clomipramine hypersensitivity with predominantly pulmonary involvement]. Rev Mal Respir 2012; 29:430-4. [PMID: 22440309 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Drug hypersensitivity (DRESS syndrome) is a rare disorder with diverse systemic and visceral manifestations. Pulmonary involvement is uncommon and is mainly characterized by eosinophilic infiltration. We report a case of DRESS syndrome induced by clomipramine with predominant pulmonary involvement.
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- J Gallego
- EA4108, clinique pneumologique, université de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76000 Rouen, France
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Cigarette smoke, a toxic collection of thousands of chemicals generated from combustion of tobacco, is recognized as the primary causative agent of certain diffuse interstitial and bronchiolar lung diseases. Most patients afflicted with these disorders are cigarette smokers, and smoking cessation has been shown to be capable of inducing disease remission and should occupy a pivotal role in the management of all smokers with these diffuse lung diseases. The role of pharmacotherapy with corticosteroids or other immunomodulating agents is not well established but may be considered in patients with progressive forms of smoking-related interstitial lung diseases.
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- Robert Vassallo
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Tsigkaropoulou E, Hatzilia D, Rizos E, Christodoulou C, Loukides S, Papiris S, Lykouras L. Venlafaxine-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2011; 33:411.e7-9. [PMID: 21762842 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2010] [Revised: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (AEP) is a severe syndrome which can be potentially induced by many reasons, including drugs. It is characterized by pulmonary infiltrates, peripheral blood eosinophilia and respiratory failure. AEP has rarely been associated with antidepressant treatment. CASE REPORT We report a case of an 80-year-old woman who presented with fever, lung infiltrates, peripheral blood eosinophilia and acute respiratory failure. All evidence charge venlafaxine as the only possible causal factor. The syndrome rapidly resolved after discontinuation of the drug and upon reception of corticosteroids in low doses. The patient had a past medical history of AEP induced by sertraline and a recent medical history of Acute Lung Injury on the context of acute pancreatitis during treatment with venlafaxine. DISCUSSION Pathophysiological mechanisms implicated in the development of AEP in our patient seems to be associated with eotaxin and serotonin eosinophilic-specific chemoattracting action. CONCLUSION This is a case report with clinical adverse reaction of AEP in two antidepressant agents (venlafaxine and sertraline) with a similar neurochemical mechanism of action via the serotoninergic system.
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- Evi Tsigkaropoulou
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, 2nd Department of Psychiatry, University ATTIKON General Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece
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Thornton C, Maher TM, Hansell D, Nicholson AG, Wells AU. Pulmonary fibrosis associated with psychotropic drug therapy: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2009; 3:126. [PMID: 20062766 PMCID: PMC2803800 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2008] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Sertraline and Risperidone are commonly used psychotropic drugs. Sertraline has previously been associated with eosinopilic pneumonia. Neither drug is recognised as a cause of diffuse fibrotic lung disease. Our report represents the first such case. Case Presentation We describe the case of a 33 year old Asian male with chronic schizophrenia who had been treated for three years with sertraline and risperidone. He presented to hospital in respiratory failure following a six month history of progressive breathlessness. High resolution CT scan demonstrated diffuse pulmonary fibrosis admixed with patchy areas of consolidation. Because the aetiology of this man's diffuse parenchymal lung disease remained unclear a surgical lung biopsy was undertaken. Histological assessment disclosed widespread fibrosis with marked eosinophillic infiltration and associated organising pneumonia - features all highly suggestive of drug induced lung disease. Following withdrawal of both sertraline and risperidone and initiation of corticosteroid therapy the patient's respiratory failure resolved and three years later he remains well albeit limited by breathlessness on heavy exertion. Conclusion Drug induced lung disease can be rapidly progressive and if drug exposure continues may result in respiratory failure and death. Prompt recognition is critical as drug withdrawal may result in marked resolution of disease. This case highlights sertraline and risperidone as drugs that may, in susceptible individuals, cause diffuse pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Clare Thornton
- Interstitial lung disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, SW3 6NP, UK
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Serini R, Dallari R, Turrini E, Debbi A, Benatti C, Grandi M. Le eosinofilie polmonari. Descrizione di un caso clinico di polmonite eosinofila acuta da sertralina e revisione della letteratura. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.itjm.2008.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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For most patients who have suspected drug-induced eosinophilic lung disease, the history provides a presumptive diagnosis that can be confirmed by pulmonary findings and eosinophilia after cessation of the drug. As new drugs are developed and released for clinical use, many will result in eosinophilic lung disease in susceptible patients. Therefore, development of pulmonary abnormalities in conjunction with blood or lung eosinophilia after prescription ofa newly released medication should raise the possibility of drug-induced lung disease, even if that medication has not yet been reported to cause eosinophilic lung disease. In all patients, the diagnosis requires exclusion of other causes of eosinophilic lung disease by history, and, if necessary, laboratory testing or lung biopsy.
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- James N Allen
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Ohio State University, 201 Heart Lung Institute Building, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Philippe Camus
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Université de Bourgogne, F-21079 Dijon, France.
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Baptista JPF, Casanova PC, Sousa JPA, Martins PJ, Simões A, Fernandes V, Souto J, Costa JJ, Rebelo A, Carvalho L, Pimentel J. Pneumonia eosinofílica aguda com evolução para síndroma de dificuldade respiratória aguda: caso clínico. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA 2004; 10:355-64. [PMID: 15492880 DOI: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30590-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The Authors present a case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in a previously healthy young adult, medicated with nitrofurantoin. AEP must be included in the differential diagnosis of community adquired pneumonia, as well as a cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome; its diagnosis is suggested by the presence of eosinophilic alveolitis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. The early diagnosis of AEP and corticosteroid therapy may be lifesaving.
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- J P F Baptista
- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Av. Bissaya Barreto e Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra
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Pneumonia eosinofílica aguda Revisão clinica. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30807-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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